PBDB Collection

Majiwa (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 892, Majiwa,

Where: Kenya (0.2° N, 34.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 32.9° E)

When: Maboko Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age = ~17 Ma based on biostratigraphy. Min age = 11.8 +/- 1.0 my (K/Ar date on Majiwa phonolite) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; silty conglomerate

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: river and floodplains

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "silts, calcretes, and silty conglomerates"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 481, 480, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: M. Pickford. 1982. New Higher Primate Fossils from the Middle Miocene Deposits at Majiwa and Kaloma, Western Kenya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:1-19 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22071: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Choerlophodon kisumuensis, Careastus indet., Edouardia indet., Nilotica nilotica, Protanacus macinnesi, Trochanina indet., Chilidotherium pattersoni, Daimantohyus africanus, Homorus indet., Krafiella indet., Edentulina indet., Primigulella indet., Tayloria indet., Schizichoerini indet. Choerlophodon kisumuensis Careastus indet. ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Edouardia indet. ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Nilotica nilotica Protanacus macinnesi Trochanina indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Chilidotherium pattersoni Daimantohyus africanus Homorus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Krafiella indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Edentulina indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Primigulella indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Tayloria indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name Schizichoerini indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Schizichoerini
Angiospermae
Poales - Poaceae	Poaceae indet. Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass ETE occurrence; species: Poaceae
Osteichthyes
Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae	Protopterus sp. Protopterus sp. Agassiz 1843 african lungfish
Reptilia
Crocodylia - Crocodylidae	Crocodylus sp. Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Squamata - Pythonidae	Pythonidae indet. Pythonidae indet. Fitzinger 1826 python ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Pythonidae
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx sp. Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
Testudines - Pelomedusidae	cf. Pelusios sp. cf. Pelusios sp. Wagler 1830 sideneck turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotheriidae indet. Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Gomphotheriidae
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Prodeinotherium hobleyi Prodeinotherium hobleyi Andrews 1911 deinothere
Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae	Orycteropus sp. Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet. Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Artiodactyla - Tragulidae	Dorcatherium cf. pigotti, Dorcatherium cf. chappuisi Dorcatherium cf. pigotti Whitworth 1958 chevrotain Dorcatherium cf. chappuisi Arambourg 1933 chevrotain
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	cf. Palaeotragus sp. cf. Palaeotragus sp. Gaudry 1861 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., cf. Gazella sp. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae cf. Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet., Listriodon akatikubas, cf. Lopholistriodon moruoroti, Libycochoerus khinzekebirus Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae Listriodon akatikubas Wilkinson 1976 pig cf. Lopholistriodon moruoroti Wilkinson 1976 pig Libycochoerus khinzekebirus pig
Artiodactyla - Climacoceratidae	Climacoceras africanus Climacoceras africanus MacInnes 1936 even-toed ungulate
Placentalia -	Creodonta indet. Creodonta indet. Cope 1875 creodont ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Creodonta
Rodentia - Pedetidae	Pedetidae indet. Pedetidae indet. Gray 1825 springhare ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Pedetidae - sm
Primates -	"Kenyapithecus africanus" = Equatorius africanus "Kenyapithecus africanus" = Equatorius africanus Le Gros Clark and Leakey 1951 ape
Primates - Hominidae	Dryopithecus sp., Kenyapithecus sp., Kenyapithecus sp. Dryopithecus sp. Lartet 1856 ape Kenyapithecus sp. Leakey 1961 ape Kenyapithecus sp. Leakey 1961 ape ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name "sp. 2"
Primates - Victoriapithecidae	Victoriapithecus macinnesi Victoriapithecus macinnesi von Koenigswald 1969 monkey
Primates - Cercopithecidae	cf. Cercopithecidae indet. cf. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Cerocpithecidae
Primates - Dendropithecidae	Micropithecus leakeyorum Micropithecus leakeyorum Harrison 1989 monkey described by Harrison 1989 (ref 5308)
Gastropoda
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	"Ampullaria ovata" = Pila ovata "Ampullaria ovata" = Pila ovata Olivier 1804 apple snail ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Stylommatophora - Achatinidae	Limicolaria indet. Limicolaria indet. Schumacher 1817 slug ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Myriapoda
-	Myriapoda indet. Myriapoda indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Myriapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia -	cf. Lepidoptera indet. cf. Lepidoptera indet. Linnaeus 1758 moth ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Lepidoptera cocoon